decide between
idiom
: to choose one of (two choices) : to make a choice between (two choices)
Voters must decide between the two candidates.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
Scott Frost didn’t name a starter this spring and will decide between Indiana transfer Tayven Jackson, FAU transfer Cam Fancher and holdover Jacurri Brown.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The mom can’t decide between the chicken and the other chicken.
—Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Imagine families having to decide between paying for rent or filling their medications.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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“Decide between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decide%20between. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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